Judy Brown is an Education Technology consultant who retired as the Emerging Technology Analyst in the Office of Learning and Information Technology (OLIT) at the University of Wisconsin System Administration in 2006. As such, for six years (2000-2006) she was the founder and director of the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Lab in partnership with the Department of Defense; conducted research on new computer directions and related technologies for the UW System; focused on partnerships for improving learning with corporate, government, and educational institutions at the Academic ADL Co-Lab, and represented UWSA on instructional technology initiatives. Judy continues to work with ADL and with the University of Central Florida Institute for Simulation and Training. She serves on the Army’s Distance Learning Training Technology Subcommittee. Judy also helps coordinate the eWEEK Corporate Partner Program and writes freelance technology columns.

 

Articles by Judy Brown

On-the-Spot Learning: Coming Soon to Your Location?

(7/14/08)
With the advent of mobile phones that can determine their location, scan and read bar codes, run software, and easily connect to the Web and to other mobile phones via the Internet cloud, new location-based learning strategies are just around the corner. Three leading experts in this area offer a brief overview of the technology, what’s possible now, and what will soon be available.